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BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM;
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WILSON, N. C, FEBRUARY 28, 1895.
NUMBER 9.
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I At the price we are
sellinr
Ihem it will pay you to buy
jpneand put it away until next
winter.
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'HE CASH
Racket Stores, 1
J. M. LEATH, Manager,
: : : : : Nash Street-
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The Sign of
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.The Four
BY DR. A. CON AN DOYLE.
No doubt you have heard
of -Dr. Conan Doyle and his"
wonderful
Sherlock Holmes Stories
Dr. Doyle's recent visit to
America, and thegreat fame 1
of all his stories render this
' one doubly interesting. . 1
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If so, write for particulars.
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"A TEACHER?
" We can supply good ones Iree of
cost. Send iWsainple copy of Teach -.
ers'. Institute. - -
CHARLES J. PARKER, Manager, ,
) . Teacher's Aid Association.
Raleigh, N. C.
g-3 dm
GEO. M. LINDSAY,
Attorney at Law,
SNOW HILL.-N. C. .. '
Circuit : Wilson, Green Wayne
and Johnston Counties.
The Old Friend
And the beat friend that never
fails you i3 Simmons Liver Regu
lator, (the Red Z) that's what
you hear at the- mention of this
excellent Liver medicine, . and
people should not be persuaded
that anything else will do.
' It is the King of Liver Medi
cines ; is better than pills, and
takes the place of Quinine and
Calomel Jt acts directly on the
Liver, Kidney and Bowels and
gives new life to the whole sys
tem; This is the medicine you
want. Sold by all Druggists in
liquid, or in Powder to be taken
dry or made into a tea.
3KVERY PACKAGE"
Has the Z Stamp in ret on wrapper
J. H. ZEILIN CO., Philadelphia. Pa. '
Samuel Cowles, an old man from Illi
nois, was recently found dead nearly a
mile from home in Martin county, Ar
kansas. It is alleged that his wife had
Phased him from the house with a hor
row tooth, with which, it isclaimed,she
inflicted several wounds which oaused
his death. , , ' ' , 4
' The board of administration of Cin
cinnati has issued an order which, if
carried out literally, will wipe . out of
existence about 8600,000 worth of prop
erty. It is an order directing1 the Cin
cinnati Inclined Plane - Kail way- com
pany to remove from the streets its
tracks within one month.
More sensational developments in the
$95,000 shortage in the Kings county,
N. Y., treasurer's office - have . been
brought to light by the discovery that
two of the bonds of County Treasurer
Harry II. Adams are missing from the
ounty clerk's office in Brooklyn. The
bonds are for" (100,000 each.
Secretary Carlise, accompanied By
Mrs. Carlisle and his son, VTK. Car
lisle, and wife, left Washington Tues
day at 10 o'clock for New York. The
secretary's trip at this time was taken
for the purpose of bidding Mr. W. K.
Carlisle farewell previous to his sailing
to Europe. -
Nebraska and Iowa people were
startled Wednesday by developments
which indicate that Albert Whipple.
the absconding. banker, merchant and
army contractor .' ef Crawford and
Hyannis, now a fugitive from j istice
with creditors left L the lurch for $15-
000 to 820,000, and Albert 15 Whipple,
who was sent to the Fort Madisou
prison, Iowa, are one and the suuic
man. '
. A Od-kt Suctnw.
The recent change made by the
New York Weekly World in issuing
two papers a week in the place of one
is meeting with great favor.
The people appreciate the change
and are taking advantage of it.
Why pay a dollar a year lor a
WEEKLY paper when you can get
the New York World TWICE a
week for the same price?
Keep informed of what is going on
in the world and particularly in your
own country. Congress is now Tn
session. Every moment will be of
the greatest interest. Keep abreast
of the times by reading the Twice a-
Week World two papers a week
104 papers uyear for on'y $i.
The experience of Mr. R. D. Whitley;
an influential and prominent citizen of
Martindale, North Carolina, will no
doubt be perused,wifh interest by peo
ple in aH parts of the country. For
years he has been subject to violent at
tacks of inflammatory rheumatism; on
the first of February he had an attack,
which settled in one of his knees and
caused almost unbearable pain, for to
days. He obtained a bottle of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm from W. M. Hous
ton & Co.; merchants at Mecklenburg
City, N. C. He writes that Jt gave al
most immediate relief and gives Cham
berlain's Pain Balm the highest praise,
and advises all persons troubled wilh
like afflictions to use it and get relief
For sale by E. M Nadal Druggist.
General Postofflee Billing Revoked.
Washington, February 25. The priv
ilege of postmasters at free delivery of
fices in making temporary appointments
to vacancies in the .force, irrespective
of the civil service board, when that
.certifies less than three Jiaunes of eli
bles, is revoked in a new rule of .the
postoffice department.
Marine Hospital at Savannah.'
WASfflisOT03C, February S3. The.
house committee on publie buildings
and grounds yesterday ordered a favor
able report on the bill appropriating
SI 50,000 for a marine hospital at Savan
nah, Ga.
Clemson ( oUejre Opens Well.
Calhoun, S. C, February 23. CI cm
sdn college opened yesterday with 231
students present, seventy-six of them
being new. About one hundred more
are expected.
Hurclerers of BIl.s Lawrence Captured.
Allendale, S. C, February -23. -Detectives
have the murderers of Miss
Carrie Lawrence spotted without a
doubt and hope to have them captnred
today. .
TTH2 BEST i -ht the Teopli
T bay tc UMt of. T hat S Wh
Hoods. Sar.S.ipuli.ia t.,. lal'-'
sale OF ALL MEDICINES.
We keep Douglas fine shoe
men from $2, to $5 at Young's.,
for
CAROLINA '
Current " News for 'the
WookrJ.
Throughout the State.
THE NLW STATE ELECTION LAW.
The Mew 1'lnn Adopted by the Fusion Leg
Islature.TragTedy Near I'ollorksville..
Proceedings of the i,egi--Iatare.
Other North Carolina News. .
Raleigh, N. C., February 23. The
house has. passed the new elecCign law
for the state by a party vote, the popu
lists and, republicans voting for it and
the democrats against it.
A salient feature of the law is that
there shall be in each precinct a regis
trar representing each political "party.
There shall be poll holders also repre
senting .their political parties. These
election officers arc to be recommended
by chairmen of township committees to
the chairmen of the state executive
committees of each party, and the state
chairmen are to make the appointments
for their respective parties. ,
Resignation books are to close in
county precincts at 4 o'clock p. m. on
Saturday "preceding election, and iu
cities and towns at 9 o'clock p. m. on
the same day. One box must contain
all ballots cast. An agreement has
been reached on the much mooted and
discussed county government question.
The bill, when completed, will pro
vide for five commissioners "for each
county, three of whom are to be elected
by a "vote of the people and two of
whom are to be appointed by the resi
dent judge of the district. The appoin
tees are not to be of the same political
party as the. elected commissioners.
The consent of four members of the
board is necessary to any action invol
ving the levying of taxes or the expen
diture of money.
A GRETNA GREEN AFFAIR.
Charlotte Lady and Oentleman Marry
De-
spite Opposing I"arent.
- Charlotte, N. C February 22. Miss
Mamie Orr and Mr. Lawrence R. Good
man were married last- night at 7
o'clock at the Second Presbyterian
church manse, by Rev. Mr. White, of
Graham Street church; It was a Gretna
Green affair. Roth parties stay at the
Ree Hive. The bride is a daughter of
Sergeant Orr, of the police force. ' Her
parents were opposed to her marriage,
and had before prevented it. Last
evening she left home saying she Vas
going to her sisters. She never came
back and the next thing her parents
heard was that she was married. Mr.
Goodmans the head clerk at the Ree
Hive. Miss Orr was cashier. . '
CUT HIS WIFE'S THROAT.
The
Deed Deliberately Done by a Fiend
Near FoUockvilli, JJ. t
PouaCK8VII.l,k,-"N. C, February 23,
At 10 o'clock yesterday, John King ' cut
his wife's throat. From the best au:
thority, it appears that King and his
wife had an altercation Wednesday,
whereupon she left home going to a
neighbor's. Yesterday morning King
went after her and upon her refusing
to accompany him, he deliberately cut
her throat. Thinking she would die,
King escaped to the woods, and though
a posse went in search, he has not yet
been captured. The woman still lives,
but cannot recover. -
NORTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF.
The Watts Hospital at Durham has
htsfirst patient in the person of Mrs.
John Turner, of llillsboro.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia.iias ben
selected as the commencement orator
for Davidson College f his year. V r
It is -understood that mozanite re
mains at a good price, and now that
the snow is passing away mining for it
is being renewed. .
Monday before the house committer
on elections, the, Wilson arid, Northamp
ton county contests will be heard.
Two or three hearings of the Wilson
county case have already been had.
There are quite a number of aspir
ants for the positions on the code coui
mission. the eommissionershlp of agri
culture and the position of insurance
commissioner, as it is taken for grante 1
the latter new office will be created. -
The republican leaders of this State
are divided, as to presidential prefer
ences, between McKinley and Reed.
Perhaps more. of them favor McKinley,
lieed has some particularly " strong
friends. "
The Monroe Journal says the Presby
terian Synod of North Carolina has un
dertaken to raisfir-by individual con
tributions, a salary of 5000 for a preach
er of their own for the Waldensian
colony in Burke. .
Evidence will be taken in Winston
this week in the case of the Uoassick
machine company-(or tobacco trust) vs.
the Winston Cigarrette Machine com
pany. The former claims that the ma
chines made by the latter are an in
fringement on their patent.
The liandmark sa3' that Rev. O. H.
Church, pastor of the Baptist .church of
Statesville, has been holding services
on the streets this week. Standing on a
goods box cn the corner he begins tho
service by singing a hymn. When a
crowd has collected he begins preach
iLg. He has had fair audiences at each
service. .
The California papers state that Mrs
W. F. Burbank, late 'of -Winston, has
been allowing 200,000, by the superior
court of her first husband's estate, val
ued at more than 000,000 is still on.
The case, is tu come up again in the
superior court in . March. Mrs. Bur
bank's lawyers express the opinion
that she will gain the sait. -
The Cleveland Star "says "that ar
rangements have been made whereby
Mr. J. B. Wilkinson, the proprietor of
Cleveland Springs, is to continne to run
the springs until October. The heirs
agreed to wait until that time if he
would pay them $1,000, which , he did.
"lhis will give Mr. Wilkinson time to
p -rf ect his trade with the Northern
firm relative to buying the springs.
We will sell you snufi at 250 per
pound Young.
Big reductions on men's neck wear
this week at Young's-
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Alpine and Derby hats at M. T.
Young's. '
Big lot of shawls at big reductions
at Young's. - '
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLTUARE
An Outline of the Week's Work In Kotit
Senate and House.' 1
The following is a condensed synop-
ris of the proceedings of both branches
of the, general assembly for the past
i week : --1 - - - ' .
81st Day. The house passed the bill reduc
ing tho Icsal rate of Interest from eight to six
per cent. The vote on the final reading as 71
to 15' democrats, republicans and populists
alike, with a few exceptions, voting for the
measure. The bill was passed by the senate
some time ago. -..
3xd DAT. Bills passed changing the time of .
holding Durham and Alamance superior courts:
to protect deer in Cherookoe, Graham. Clay,
Swain. Macon and Jackson counties; to allow
Durham to levy a special tax; for the relief of
Tux Collector McQregor, of Wsdesboro, and
also of E. D. Gaddy, of Anson.' Bill to regulate
the sale of liquor-was the special senate ocder.
After a long and at times tumultous debate, a
motion was made to lay the bill, on the table.
Theayes and nays being even the president
cast the offspring vote, and the reading was
lost. It was amended 'te material poi its. The
.house voted to attend the Newberne Fair on
Friday February 22. Several local bills Intro
duced. 33hd DAT. The bin to appropriate $20 000
for a North Carolina exhibit at the Cotton
States and International Exposition and one
to appropriate f5,no for an exhibit of woman's
progress and handiwork were today favorably
reported by the legislative committee on agri
culture. They will be considered - the early
pnrt of next week. The temperance bilL mod
eled on the plan of the Mississippi law, was
killed in the senate today.
34th Dat. Senator Moody's bill, to prevent
the adulteratlonjind mishandling of foods, and
sales thereof, which "passed, the senate to
day, is exactly similar to the "Hatch billnow
r-efore congress excel t in regard to drugs, as
North Carolina already has pure drug law
It provides that all mixtures, compounds, rnd
fcU nrts of an-artlcles of food shall be plainly
at el:d to as to indicate what they arc.
33th Da T. Senate was devoted to the bill to
lend the Confederate monumental associa
tion 510 003 out of the direct tax fund to pay
for statuary lor the monument.; The discus
sion lasted several hours. and much interest
was taken. - It was defeated, ayes 8. nays &
In the house a substitute for the bill to re
peal the Henrietta cussipgla passed. Other
local bills were panned. . '
TENNESSEE GOVERNORSHIP.
Every Effort Hein? Made to Keep Evans
Oat of the ("hair.
Nashville, February 25. The comV
mittee left last night in three section .
to befciu the work of the election invest
tigat';on. A sensation in the guberna
torial matter was developed Saturday
when the committee completed its list
of counties to be investigated and
omitted from the list a number in
which Mr. Evans alleged fraud in . the
election. His prbtest against' - this
omissin was to be heard by, the eomv
mittee, bnt when the hour for the com
mittee in voting came only two of tfi?
democratic members were present.
ANOTHER VIRGINIA THIEF.
The "True and 1 ried" ('ashler of in Old
Lynrhburji Bank, n Defaulter.
LtnchburOt Va., February 25. ""his
city was startled yesterday by the an
nouncement of the arrest of Walter O.
Ilamner.--for 'twenty years the teller
of the First National bank, charged
with embezzling $23,000 of tho fundsof
the bank:. His speculations have been
going on ten years. The bank officers
are now engad in making an investi
gation and an official statement will be
given out today. Hamner is bonded
for $15,000 and the bank will not lose
over $8,000 It is one of ' the strongest
institutions in the south.
THE ADULTERATION OF FOOpS.
Senator Moody's Pure Food Bill as Passed
tho North Carolina Legislature.
Raleigh, N. C, February 28. Sena
tor Moody's bill, to prevent the adulte
ration and mishandling of , foods, and
sales thereof, which passed the senate :
yesterday, is exactly similar to the
Hatch bill now before congress except
in regard to drugs, as North Carolina
already has a pure-drug law. It pro
vides that all mixtures, compounds.
and blends of any articles of food shall
be plainly lab.eled so as to indicate
what they are.
SENATOR RANSOM'S LUCK.
Appointed Minister to Mexico-at a Salary
cfS17.5O0aYe.tr.
Washington, February 25. The
president Saturday nominated United
States senator Matt Ransom, of North
Carolina, for' minister to Mexico, to
succeed the late Hon. Isaac P. Gray.
Senator Ransom said after his confir
mation that he would not qualify until
after the 4th of March, and therefore
would serve out his term in t&e senate.
After that time he -would be prepared
to proceed to Mexico as soon as the sec
retary of state desired him to go.
Doag'.ass Preferred to Washington.
Raleigh, N. C, February 3-3. A sen
sation was created here yesterday by
the adoption in the house of a resolu
tion lnt.TTHiifHH Viv a nt'orn t.liwt ivlwiti
the general assembly do adjourn, it ad-
journ in honor of Frederick Douglas.
The resolution was passed by a. vote
of Si to 20, all the -democrats voting
. " D
against it. A resolution to adjourn on
February 22nd in honor of Washing
ton's birthday, which is a legal holiday
in the state, was - voted down. The
same body also refused to adjourn in
honor of General Lee on January 19th.
Want to Complete the R al.
Nashville, Tenn., February 25. The "
stockholders of the Ohio River ' &
Charleston have been called to meet at
Johnson City, Tenn., April 10, to con
sider a bond issne of $15,000 per mile to
complete its line in South Carolina and ,
Tennesie. Samuel. Hunt is president.
For the Alabama Normal vo lego's Benefit
Washington, February 21. Mr.
Wheeler, of Alabama, offered in the
house yesterday a bill granting his
state 23,040 acres of unoccupied lands
in the state, to be sold for the benefit
of the Alabama state normal college at
Florence, Ala. .. . ' .
Congressman Ed ln Jordan.
TuNKHANNoCK, Pa.. Febrnary 25.
return congressional judges met here
today. Edwin Jordan gets the unex
pired term of the late M. B. Wright for
the fifteenth district in the fifty-third
congress. " - -
The Loan (Juoted at 5 1-4 Premium.
Loxnox, February 33. At the close
of business aVthe stock exeliauge ye-te-day
the United Stales loan .tas
quoted at 5J premium. '
For seven years or more Mrs. V. P.
Louclt-r, of Ouincy. Ky., was subject to
severe atlacks of cramp colic. Mr, S.
R.- Worse, a druggist of Lknt place,
recommended . Chaimberlaids Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which
has effected a permanent cure, saving
her much suffering, besides the" trouble
and expense of sending for a doctor.
which was often necessary. For "Sale
by E. M. Nadal, druggfsl.
WHATTHE MEN CLAIM
fThe
First Statement.. From the
Employes of the Southern. -
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MORE WORK PLACED UP05 THE HANDS.
The Hen Feel Sore Over the Pnbllclty
Given the Railroad's side of the Mat.
ter by the Interview W ith V.r.
ttaldwin Their Grievances.
Atlanta, February 25. The first i
statement Betting forth the claim of, the
emploj'es of the Southern rail way .with";
respect to the differences now- existing
.between them and the company appears
in today's Constitution, written by. an
officer of one of the lodges, signing
himself
ment. ,
'ex railroader . to the state-
, It annear th.t wMU tho merr who 1
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'mic retcroea xrom tvasmngton are
themselves silent in the matter their
grievances are- pretty accurately and
authoritatively voiced in the statement
given outfor publication.
The statement goes quite into details
and tells of the serious cuts that have
been made in the forces of employes on
the varions branches of the Southern
by the proposed system of wages offer
ed by Third Vice President llal Jvin.
. It is claimed that On many runs one
crew has been taken off entirely; from
Chattanooga to Macon, for instance. t- It
Is claimed that while cutting down the
crews places more work on the remain
ing crews their pay in many instance-i
is reduced. The statement is made
that the4 men feel very sore on Mr.
Baldwin for making public his side of
the affair, when he had asked them to
be bound by secrecy. They claim that
they have a right to talk now that Mr.
Baldwin has given out statements to
the papers. ; -.--."
There were meetings of all divisions
of the brotherhood lodges here yester
day, but the disagreement of the. South
ern jnen was not brought up for action.
' It was widely discussed, however, and
there is great interest among the em
ployes running on both systems in the
conference of the grand chiefs now be
ing held in Washington.
THE GEORGIA HUSSARS VIN.
They Gain the Bhoot With the New Jersey
' Guardsmen by Forty-One I'oinis.
SiVAMfAH, Ga., 23. The picked rifle
team from the Georgia Hussars, JTroop
A., First regiment Georgia : Cava' ryT
: won the Bhoot with the New Jersey
Guardsmen yesterday by forty-one
points. The match was shot at Worms
loe, a suburb of Savannah, the country
home of Mr. G. W. Berenne, who roy
ally entertained the Hussars and their
guests from New Jersey. .The rifle
men "went on the ranges about 12:30
o'clock and finished the shoot about 4
o'clock in the afternoon.
Ten shots were tired by each man,
botht the 200 and 500 yard ranges.
The ranges were entirely new to both
contesting (earns. The light on loth
targets was good as the day was mod
erately cloudy with no sunlight and it
was uniformly distributed. There wa s
considerable wind when the men began
on the 200 yard range, and it gave them
a little trouble as it came in gusts, but
it had almost entirely died down when,
they went on the 500 yard range, and
the scores on that were about as good
as on the former.
TO SUPPRESS THE CRUEL TY.
Tarkish Authorities Trying' to Kribe tile
- Outraged l amllie. '
London, February 23. Professor
"Minns Tcheraz, editor of Armenia, is
informed by correspondents in Arme
nia that the Turkish authorities are
making every effort to bribe the fami
lies who suffered most keenly from the
outrages last ' fall. They are said to
have promised the Armenians in Sas
: soun to return the booty, taken by the
Kurds, 'to pay them 500 pounds indem
nity and to relieve! them of taxes for
several years in case the Armenians
keep from the commission of inquiry
all revelations concerning the abuses
of Turish rule. ; At Amassin, Professor
Tcheraz is informed, the jailqrs scourge
the Armenian political prisoners daily.
. WOOD SHOT HIS ASSAILANT.
A Telfair County Man shoots a Negro in
- .-' Belf-Defense.
McRak, Ga., February isl. Yester
day morning, at Scotland, a town about
five miles south of here, Marshal Wood
' shot Charlie Clements, a negro track
; hand, on the Southern railway, with a
thirty-eight - Smith & Weston pistol,
once in the thigh and once in the collar
bone. The diflttculty arose over the
fact that Marshal Wood had arrested
Clements' wife for disorderly conduct,
bone- Th,ef di ! rseJ over the
fact that Marshal Wood had arrested
Clements 'wife for disorderly conduct,
L"f""V 7 """" D"c
. 4 as hnahs si Ha wit h !
after her nusoana. tie, with several
other negroes, - went to Mr. Wood's
house, called him . out, and began to
; beat him. In the fight Mr. Wood shot
Clements as stated. Clements wounds
are not serious and he will recover.
DIDN'T STOP FOR WASHINGTON.
Uncle Sam's Print Shop Turning: ont Giov
" eminent Bonds Night and Day,
Washington, February 23. The bu
reau of engraving and printing finished
yesterday the plates for the new bonds
and at once began the printing of them. :
A force worked all Thursday night and
yesterday, although a public holiday,
a new force 'was at work printing the
new bonds. '
Ko Change tn the Delaware Vote.
Dover, DeL, February 21. -Despite the
assertions of combinations, there was
no change in tho vote for United States
senator yesterday, the result being
Higgins, republican. 9; Addicks. repub
lican, 0; Massey, republican 3; Woleott,
democrat, 7; Bayard, democrat, 3; Tun
nel!, democrat, I. Absent, 1.
Invitations to MU Oonld's Marriage
New York, February 23. -Invitations
were sent out yesterday by Mr. and
Mrs. George J. Gould for the marriage
of Miss Anna Gould to Count de Cas
tellac. The ceremony 'wilL take pluct:
at noon . on Monday. March 4th, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Gould.
HnekJeu's Arnica alve.
The Rest Salve in the world for Cuts. 1
r r c- , ,. .
iruucs, oores, uicers, salt Kheum,
reyerrores, I etter, Chapped Hand?,
i iiHDiains? corns, and all Skin
erutv
lions, and positively cures Piles, or
- J '
iuvicuuiiitu.i ii is iruaranieen tn tn p
perfect satisfaction, ormoney refunded. not Set rid of it untii he applied Cham
Price 33c per box. For sale by B. W. - bcrlains Pain Batnk "I only niade
Hargrave. J three applications of it," he says "and
1ir, T , . 1 have iSnce been freefrom all pain.''
iLin ci 'J'81 ,5C buy ' He now recommends it to persons
a 25c bottle of the best coh syrup simiJarl afflicted. It is for-sale b E
at Hargrave s drugstore. t m. Nadal .
THE WEEK'S WORK IN CONGEES?
I J-nops.s of the froceedlnc of r.otn
I noase and Senate.
! 1Yt .Ol : i ' . ;i . .
n " " . ... .
.1 proceedings of both branches of oon-
Tgressfof the past week: - ; .
1 DAv.Aother day spent & the naval
lauuu im ia ioe nouso wiuioui ais-
pOSlBff of it.
comerence was ncrrcou to on
mo agricultural amimnrintinn h'.l Tn tho
senate senator Vilas in Jong and ablo arsu
; ment, defended the president and secretary of
: treasury in their recent bond aeliou. The
, speech was made on tho bill before the senate
j lor the free coinage of silver but had no rcfer
i ence to that bill. After a four hours eKsccurse,
j ho whs followed by senator Piatt asainst the
, Jones free coinage bilL The latter was not
disposed of, - " '
4Jd Bay. So far as the honso is conecrncd
- the nvy wul be Increased by tho construction
or three battle ships and nine torpedo dojM,
. The house passed the naval appropriation bill
practK-olly as it was reported from tho com
.mittee. The Jones silver bill was displaced in
j the senate, remitting It to the calendar, and
j the Indian appropriation bill was taken up,
! nhnnt tvn thinly f . . , i v,
'?.ras being passed before the
senate aajournea.
h DAT. Consideration In the house besan
on the deficiency bill tho last of tho renrral
appropriation measures of the Ke.isic n. Six
teen pages of the bill was disposed ot. Eutopics'
were then pronounced upon the IJfe aadt r
vices of the late Francis E Stoctbridge, a
senator from Michigan.
The Indian appropriation bill held tha day iu
the senate. Thirteen pose were disposi-d of.
The credentials of Senators Tillman, of South
Carolina, and Marion Butler, of North Caro
lina, were presented. ,
C44TH DAY. Senate proceeded- with the con
sideration of the Indian appropriation bill sn3
when the body adjourned at 5:85 o'clock tho
bill was far from finished and a proposition
that a final vote should be taken before ad
journment next day was killed. ' Washington's
birthday was observed in both branches in the
preliminary exercises. In the house the con
sideration of the general deficiency appropria
tion bill was resumed but again went over un
finished. .. , -
45th DAT. The Indian appropriation bill
was passed after having been in the -senate
five days. A beginning was made on tho sun
dry civil bill. The pooling bill suffered a sig
nal reverse If not a final defeat. The nomina
tion of Senator M. W. Ransom, of N. C, to be
minister to Mexico was presented by the pres
ident. Without delay the doors were closed,
the senate went Into executive session nnd the
nomination was confirmed unanimously. Tho
feature In the house was the fight on the bill
to pay an extra months salary to all life em
ployes of the house and senate; with an amend
ment to include the Individual clerks to mem
bers. Both carried. Tributes were paid to
tho memory of the late Senator Vance. ' .
SONS OF DIXIE IN GOTHAM.
Gather at the Itanqaet Hoard and Honor
,-the Kaiue ot Washington.
New Yoek7 February" 23. The sons
and the descendants of the sons of fair
Dixie gathered last night'in the ban
quetting hall of . Sherry's to celebrate
their ninth anniversary and ninth an
nual dinner, and also to 'do honor to
ue memory ui ,asmngwn. jne com-
iUuuU uu oouutc-ons
board was a truly represent Mve one. i
They were a truly patriotic crowd, and
every mention of that grand name that
"had made a nation, and who was a son
of southern soil, was greeted with the
wildest applause. The guests were ;
ble from which there branches a small1 -er
table going down the center - of J;he
hall. All about the room "Old Glory"
was draped, and the beauty of the
scene was enhanced with many grow
ing and flowering plants.
It Was nearly 10 o'clock, for the mem
bers had dallied long ever.the viands.
that the president of
the society and -
the president of the dinner, Mr, Chas. J
A. Deshon, arose and in ashort;ad-
dress introduced the first speaker of .
the evening, Hon. William Everett, '
who responded
,y Trio run cr - - v v -i t' n . i
lmj-ton;'
IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED.
lSradstreets Reports Had Weather and
Koads Retard Southern Huniness,
New York, February 22. Bradstreets
today says:
General trade auring this, a short week, has
been more Irregular. A moderately Improved
demand has showa itself at cities alon? tbe
Ohio river valley and In the lower and upper
lake regions coincident with the partial disap
pearance of the extremely unfavorable weath
er. . South, southeast and elsewhere to a
smaller extent, practically Impassable country
roads have retarded already slow collections
and prevented purchases of good even in the
face, of requirements. The success of the latest
emergency bond Issue has revived confidence
somewhat in the general" financial situation.
The success of the bond issue here and abroad
has given a strong undertone to the New York
speculative stock.'
At the south relatively great improvement
real or prospective. Is expected with better
weather throughout Texas and at Memphis,
although collections are slow there. Birming-
ham and Jacksonville make like reports. The
influence of the bad weather, heavy country "
roads, checked demand and retarded collec
tions la whole or In part characterizes reports
"of trade at Charleston, Nashville. Chattanooga,
Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta and at New Or
leans where business had practically suspend
ed for two day by storm. :
BLOOD IN THE SENATE AISLES.
D'-sraeefnl Bow to the Upper Branch Of
the Colorado teBislature. .
Denver, CoL, February 23. A dis-
graceiui row ujcur u o c"'
a 1 C nn A.I ilia in'fKik
ate vesterdav. Senator Mills in'" the
course of debate called Senator Peace a
liar. Mills then threw a paperweight at
Peace and" the senators clinched and
fought viciously. The result was four
black eyes and a lively flow of blood.
The contestants were finally separated.
The senate ordered an invstigation of
the fracas and adjourned. :
Bhode Island Prohibitionist.
Providence, R- I.. February 23. The
prohibition state . convention for the .
noininationef candidates for governor ;
and other state officers, was held in
Music Hall yesterday, and was one of
the liveliest gatherings of the party
ever held in this city. Hon. Smith.
Quilby was nominated for governor,; '
Rasdalathe Cotton Market.
St. Petersburg, Russia, February
25. The;-Imperial Minister of finance .
has set apart a credit from the state
batik to promote the production of cot
ton in Russia. Growers are to receive
a working capital as loans, and spin
ners and vsea vers are to obtain means
of purchasing the cotton produced. ;
Iter. Sam Jones' rather D.-ad.
Cartersville, Ga., February 23.
The .'atlier of Rev. Sam P. Jones, the
-vangeii.-t, died at the family residence
hi. a night, aged 00 years. He joined
th" Methodist church when Mi years,
old ' -' ' ...
A f-evcre rheumatic pain in tjie left -shoulder
had troubled Mr. J.,!I. l-oper,
a well knowH-druggist of- Les Moines, .
Iowa, for ot'er six months At times
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no u,e, R?"1 wast? r.i li T
tHit lit ini-tninnr Wit n oil ha nlH
wt - . puj tiling .... o i iiv .wtntt
Iligli-ja -of r.Il in Lcavcninrj
li Now &s3s5a
DEATH IN THE MINES
Fire and Suffocation in the Rock
Slope at Fratta .
TWO MEN'S FATAL RUSH FOR THE EXIT
Ot the Twenty Convict Miners K'tRhthen
are Taken Out Alive Knt Badly t7ed
Attempted ba'.ottie of One Stable '
of Mules retnaseri.
- Birmingham,'' Ala.. February 25.
Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing . the enjrine room in the rock slope
'. at Pratt mines was discovered on firo.
In the slope there were - twenty con
i vict and the first thov know of the" fire
was tho dense smoke 1h -it began tilling
the space ' . '.". i -
The mn huddled in a bunch and
found freshjiir at the air shaft. It was
decided to stick together, and as tho
air became more and more suffocating
with the hot smoke, they all began to
give up hope.
John Patton and Louis Stevens de-
u. V4IV SlWVVt, UJlVt t- VV III J 'V.VV1 M
make their way to the cage leading out
of the mine. They were not seen alive
any more.
In the stable in the mines there were
twenly-three fine mine mules. As soon
as they began smelling the dense smoke
they put up a loud bellowing. Through
the entire mines the noi&e of the suffo
cating animals could be heard.
. As soon as ' possible an aln rm was
given' on the outside. Willing hands
went to work" fighting the tire,. Three
hours after the discovery fhe fire
was extinguished. : The fire was of in
cendiary origin, as no fire is used in .the
engine, - compressed steam 4eing the
power, sent in from the outside.- "
The fire, after destroying the little
room, caught to seven tram cars and
the oil that was about the place-caused
the smoke"tb be thicker. .
'. As soon as the fire fighters could get
beyond the engine room a horrible
hi?ht met theip eyes
One of the men's
heads was battered almost to a' jelly, as
k l.a i.?n r.-.. ..i i,.,... . ..,
to kill himself ,, before
eating.
The mules had kicked one an-
other almost to a "pul p.
'I ll f T- r1 (r li f i f 1 1 mon wi -.i t. trt t r-T,
outs and though-none will die, several
are in qulte a bad conditioa . vThe mulus
werj worth 3,000. The
dead convicts
were sent up for grand
south Alabama.
larceuy from
.THE WRECK AT GREENVILLE.
Thirty Mardi (ras KxcursioniAtg Severely
Injured in the 1.. & X. Disaster.
BiniiiNGHAM, Ala February 23. The
southbound limited express train No. L
on the Louisville and Nashville road,
heavy loaded with excursionists bound
for Mobile and New Orleans to attend
TOO c- ,m- , t u ,k;l,
umped
runniAg at full speed three miles south
of- Greenville, Ala., f urty-saven miles
south Of Montgomery, at 8:30 oclock
this morning and was wrecked. It is
said a rail turned over, which was the
cause of the wreck. . ,
The derailed cars turned over down
.. an embankment and immediately took
hre from the upturned stove:?, and the
male passengers who were coolest did
valiant work in rescuing the nrmen
and children, many of whom tilled the
cars. It seemed 'miracuim.s that many
were not killed, for the cars burne;l
rapidly, and soon all" but the two re
maining on the track were consumed.
. G. It. Welsh, a barber from Birming
ham, en route" to New Orleans, was
hurled forward as the. car turned ,ver.
uuu fcuiKiim afjauiai mc n.- mx-n
was broken. He was the only person
iy person
killed. Thirty were injured.
ANOTHER RAILROAD SOUTH.
,A Survey Heine Made From Winston. X. C,
' to Columbia. 8. ( - . -
Winston, N. C, February 25. Thu
Republican tells of another railroad
survey south, which Winston-Salem" is
.greatly interested in. Major Lee, ol
Greenwood, . S. C, has . been making a
preliminary survey for a road from
Winston-Salem to Columbia. S. C, via"
Salisbury. Charlotte is not in it. Tha
survey was made for the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular railroad, which
is a Connecting line at Columbia with
the Southern. Winston wants a South- ?
em outlet and thinks this is the chance
for her get it. -
THE NATIONAL CAUTAUQUA.
- First Meeting in the Interest of the Aneas-
; ta Enterprise Meld in That City,
ArGVPTA, Ga., February 23 The
first meeting in this city in the interest
of beginning the National -win ter Chau
tauqua assembly was held last night.
A mass meeting was addressed by trus
tees. A large sum" of money was ar
ranged, to be raised in this city to aid
the enterprise. One of the largest
suburbs of the city has been in large
part given to the enterprise by the cit
izens of Augusta. .
Children Cry for
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WEEK'S NEWS
CONDENSED.
Prince Hismarck is Buffering from a.
oU and neuralgia.
V Gen. ' Louis Jules Trochu, - of the
French Army (retired), ia seriously 11L
The woman suffrage bill in the South ;
Dakota legislature was killed.'
Holy Terror Mine at Keystone, 8. D,
produced $20,000 in a recent run of five
days. r. '.'';' --f':"-- - ' '-- - v'C:
Two women have been elected school
directors on . a prohibition ticket at
Orove City, Ta. i
The lower house of the'Indlana legis
lature has passed a bill making' prize,
fighting a crime, -
The republican dty convention Safc
urday. nominated Orlanda Lewis - for .
mayor of" Auburn, N. Y. . -
,1 The naval medical board has rejeoted
n A. Jonas, appointed to be an asal
tant paymaster in the navy.
Signor tSiolitti will return to Rome ..
for examination ori" Crispi's charge of
slander, to be held on Saturday.
A bill has been introduced in the Ne-
braska legislature to remove the state
capital from Lincoln to Hastings.
Secretary Herbert spoke at the ban
quet of the Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish
society in Philadelphia Friday night
EH Marks, probably the best, known
gambler in the south died in Louisville
Tuesday.. ' - -. . ' - :
x The woman's suffrage bill passed the
assemblage pf the California legisla
ture by a vote of 45 to 89.
Mobile, Ala., is making preparations'
for Mardi Gras. . The parade will be
grander than ever before.
' The Star Pastel company, of Atlantic
City has Jbeeh declared to be a fraudu
lent concern by the postoffice depart
ment . - :'',".:'..;-'- . ' '
Michigan republicans Saturday nomi
inated Judge J. B. Moore, of La Peer,
for associate justice of the BuprenW
court. "-..-;' . -
I 'ritn nfr.tVil 1 T.oVt 1 O has n iUkAM..J
tbe ranvme National bank, of Gran
ville, N. Y., capital -$r0,000, to begin
business. v:
. It is asserted that Baron von Scheie,
governor of German East Africa, will
resign if Dr. Kayser is continued at the
head of the colonial office.
Captain Dreyfus has been removed to
the Isle de Re, in tho Bay of Gascon y,
until he is finally taken to French
Guiana. . ..
The Pope is suffering from influenza
and was unable to-day to receive the
Cardinals and others on the anniversa
ry of his election.' " .
Tuesday morning Mrs. McKinney, '
wife of Kim McKlnney, the fimoai
blind fiddler, was found dead In bed at
her home in Augusta.
The Prince of Wales formally' opened
the United Service - Institute yes
terday in London. He was very hoarse
and coughed frequently. . t "v
The committee on woman suffrage if
the Massachusetts legislature Saturday
decided 8 to 8 to report a bill in fa
vor"of municipal suffrage. '
Dr, G. B. Foster, of Manchester Col
lege, Toronto, has accepted a call to
the chair of theology in the University
of Chicago divinity school.
Projectiles from a ten Inch rifle failed
to penetrate a seventeen inch Carnegie
plate forced down to fourteen'lnohoa '
the government trials Saturday,
1 -
Mr. James Hodges, ex-mayor of Dal-'
timore, died last night at his home -there,
Mr. Hodges had filled many
places of honor and trust, both national
and state. - - r
J. E. Lutz & Co., retail shoe and hat
merchants, doing probably the largest
business of this kind in Knoxville, filed
a deed of trust Wednesday to James C '
White. ,
The Michigan house Wednesday by a
vote of m to 21, passed the bill legis
lating out of office the present board of
health pf Detroit and empowering the
governor to elect a new board.
The funeral of Father Garin,tho cele
brated member of the Oblate order,
occurred Wednesday in Lowell, Mass.
The day was generally observed In hia
memory by the merchants and citizens.
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